Monthly Archives: January 2008

Nihilanth fall down, go boom.

Posted on January 7, 2008 by baudattitude

Or, in other words, I finished Half-life today. I was actually kind of surprised that there WAS a Big Boss Fight to wrap up the game.   I’d gotten quite used to the idea that Big Stompy Aliens weren’t for … Continue reading →

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Getting a (Half)Life.

Posted on January 4, 2008 by baudattitude

So, I’ve spent the last year going to school, losing weight, studying Japanese, and …oh, right, playing an awful lot of highly regarded games.  Being able to strip-mine the last decade or more for new-to-me titles has been quite a … Continue reading →

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Curse You, Cowbear Level…

Posted on January 3, 2008 by baudattitude

I feel a little ashamed about this next, for a few reasons: 1) I bought it at launch in 2005. At least it was only $30. 2) After buying it, I then played the previous game in the series, waited … Continue reading →

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Platforming glee.

Posted on January 1, 2008 by baudattitude

I don’t know if I’ve ever finished two games on the same day before, but before I went out and bought Call of Duty 4 this afternoon, I tackled the last levels of Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus. Thankfully, … Continue reading →

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Rental, adj; See: Call of Duty 4.

Posted on January 1, 2008 by baudattitude

Well, that’s a bit harsh.  I bought Call of Duty 4 expressly for the purpose of playing online multi-player matches with friends, so the single player mode taking roughly 5 hours to play through doesn’t really count against the game.  … Continue reading →

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